The Orthopaedic Vipers will look to take advantage of their home-pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Downtown Magnets Suns at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orthopaedic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They beat West Adams by a goal, winning 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Vipers were the better team in the second half.
While Downtown Magnets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-10-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Valley Oaks CES on Friday. The Suns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by four goals or more this season.
Downtown Magnets' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those three matchups. As for Orthopaedic, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.
Orthopaedic might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Downtown Magnets in their previous matchup back in January. Can Orthopaedic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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